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Oct 18, 2023 · Glam rock sparked a cultural evolution, with its thrilling music, spectacular costumes, and a dash of provocative sexual tension. Published on. October 18, 2023. By. Mark Elliott. Marc Bolan -...
Overview. If the Singer-Songwriters avoided costumes and dance steps and elaborate sets, if they quieted the room down for introspective musings, Glam was the backlash. The theater was back. And there were those among the audience, particularly among the working classes, who wanted their Rock and Roll to be different from everyday life.
Sep 2, 2022 · 2 September 1972: Bowie is the central figure in the new glamour-based musical style that fuses 1950s nostalgia and the superstar image. Martin Walker. Fri 2 Sep 2022 00.30 EDT. B ritain’s...
Oct 21, 2016 · From glam’s beginnings in the stompy mysticism of T. Rex and Alice Cooper’s shock-rock, to its platinum-selling teen idols like Slade and the Sweet, to the sophisticated...
Nov 15, 2022 · When Rainbowman met Gangsterman: The story of the gig that invented glam rock. By Rob Hughes. ( Classic Rock ) published 15 November 2022. The crowd at 1970’s Atomic Sunrise Festival in London wasn't much interested David Bowie’s new band Hype, with their lurex outfits and make-up, but one onlooker was: Marc Bolan.
Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was performed by male musicians who wore flamboyant and feminine clothing, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter, and female musicians who wore masculine clothing.
Overview. In the wake of the somber introspection of the Singer-Songwriter movement, Glam Rock brought a sense of theater back to Rock and Roll. With artists such as James Taylor and Gordon Lightfoot becoming major figures on the international popular music scene, many considered Rock and Roll to be losing its connection to the “show.”
